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    River Cafe

    4.6 (26 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 1:30 pm

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    Food was always great and quick service cute little place I stop at on my way to get ink done

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    Lovely place to have a good bite of breakfast. Food was delicious with quick service. Glad we made the trek over to eat here.

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    Hours are wrong. Should have updated hours and info on web. Disappointed after all the good reviews posted.

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    9 years ago

    This place is a Hidden Gem. Nice home cooked tasting food. Breakfast is there best selling point. Great service also.

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    9 years ago

    Fantastic food, and even better service. Loved the Raspberry Cheesecake French Toast. Place was hopping, but the server was delightful!

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    This is a great place to go out for breakfast if you're going camping or visiting Perrot State Park.

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    Timber Valley Restaurant - Caesar salad.

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    4.7(35 reviews)
    33.7 mi

    K, I've seen all the great reviews. I look at reviews to see if I'm on point or an outlier. In…read morethis case, I'm apparently an outlier, but it's what I experienced, so whatever. This was not good. I stopped by for breakfast. The place is attached to a gas station. I've had some great food from similarly arranged restaurants, but... not this time. I had a veggie omelet with hash browns and OJ. I tried to figure out what order to talk about these in, since they were all really, really bad. The veggie omelet... it was bad. The green peppers, if I had to guess, had been prepped a few days earlier. They were greyish-green. Not close to fresh. It was just nasty. The hash browns.... they were bad. I've literally never had bad hash browns until I ate here. There was just this flavor.... it wasn't good at all. The OJ was sour. Yelp says to talk about the ambiance. There were some really offensive people playing dice at one of the tables. They were regulars. It was a pleasant distraction from the food. In short- don't eat here.

    I stopped on my way by on 94 and Yelp is the reason I stopped. I started with the steak and potato…read moresoup which was creamy and delicious. Steak was soft and well seasoned. The review of the Reuben motivated me to get it and I am SO HAPPY I did. I wanted to lose myself in that sandwich. Tender meat that melts with each bite. It was well balanced with the flavors. I got the American fries as a side which were crispy they way I like them. Just as the other review stated it was a very filling meal. I took half home. The only negative is is live too far away to eat here weekly!!!

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    Rosie's Cafe - Veggie Omelette with ham, hash browns and rye bread.

    Rosie's Cafe

    4.4(102 reviews)
    17.8 mi
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    So happy I decided to stop into this cute little restaurant while I was out on the road…read more To start a disclaimer!! THEY ONLY TAKE CASH. They do have a ATM inside for a 2$ fee which was a tad annoying but it is what it is. After coming in I was quickly sat by a very friendly waitress and she quickly took my order. The food came out pretty quick and it was delicious.. the bacon was probably some of the best restaurant bacon I've ever had, the 6 oz steak was well seasoned and tasted great. Their homemade/sliced potatoes were yummy and crispy. Overall I'd give this place a 5/5 with the only gripe being the cash / atm. I'll be back for sure if I'm in the area!

    Just visited La Crosse and figured I'd start my adventure with breakfast. Rosie's Café came highly…read morerecommended--and now I know why. It's the kind of place that doesn't just serve food, it serves belonging. The moment I walked in, I was greeted with a warm "Good morning, hon!" and my friend had a coffee that could wake the dead (or at least a sleep-deprived newcomer). The décor is charmingly vintage, like your grandma's kitchen met a roadside diner and they decided to raise pancakes together. I ordered the chicken sandwich for breakfast! Don't judge it's a thing. because I didn't know what I was doing, and wow--turns out Rosie knows exactly what I needed. It wasn't fancy, but it was perfect. The staff made me feel like I'd been coming there for years. They joked, they chatted, they refilled my soda before I even realized I needed it. It was the kind of kindness that makes a city feel like home. Rosie's isn't just a café--it's a welcome mat with syrup on top. If you're new to La Crosse, start here. You'll leave full, caffeinated, and smiling.

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    Norske Nook

    3.9(278 reviews)
    41.0 mi
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    Oh my goodness!!! 1st of all, we were fortunate to get a table for 8...seems a local favorite!…read moreGenerous portions. Excellent service. Yummy bread & preserves!! (We bought bread to take home!) Save room for pie!!!!!

    Food=fair to good depending upon what is ordered…read moreService=lacking, rushed inattentive staff, likely understaffed based on other reviewers I've taken my Norwegian mother several times to this location as a halfway stop between ND and WI. June 28 travel delays on I-94 caused us to arrive at 2:30, close to the 3 p.m. closing, much later than we had hoped. There was a gentleman waiting to be seated when the hostess or waitress told him rather curtly and that they wouldn't be serving any more today. He left. I felt bad for him. I asked could we just get pie and coffee? I was told yes that pie only or to go was an option. Strongly recommend a sign that says "Serving only pie or selling pie to go at --whatever time'' be placed on the front door. We were seated. A waitress tossed two small coffee cups and waters on the table and disappeared without a greeting. She proceeded to expound upon pie options to a nearby large table. Average tasting coffee cup scarcely larger than an espresso cup not refilled at all. Mom ordered a raspberry sour cream pie and was disappointed. (I think she was flustered and that was one of the last options she heard listed, so chose it). I had a Dutch Apple with free ice cream scoop and was satisfied. Before the bill arrived, I went to check on pies to go and got the last piece of apple lingonberry (what I knew my mom really wanted) and some packaged lefse. Paid for our pies and $2.75 a cup sips of coffee. Wished I had waited for the server's bill which didn't contain a charge for the coffee. The apple lingonberry was TRULY delicious. The lefse was bland. Packaged lefse from Festival Foods has more potato-ey flavor. Mom wanted the pie recipe book, which I ordered on Amazon. Mom loves the recipe book.

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